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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1914
Page
8
A poem by James G. Butler urges readers to keep sweet amid ill treatment. It extols cheerful, kind, and patient dispositions, saying gloom lifts when one remains sunny and cheerful. The verses emphasize loyalty to those who also keep sweet and acknowledge the value of positive conduct.
A motivational note stresses that weather and circumstance matter little. Each day is shaped by inner choices, outlook, and action. The passage urges starting fresh, embracing effort, and pursuing happiness today as the only controllable moment.
Essay on silent power in nature and life. Quiet forces shape growth and resolve, from rain and oaks to spiritual work. The Fisher of men worked without fanfare, and earnest effort need not seek noise. Keep still and do what is possible.
An advertisement proclaims poor blood causes sickness and urges Scott's Emulsion as a superior, alcohol free blood nourishing remedy. It claims to rapidly increase red blood cells, strengthen organs, and upbuild the whole system, with no opiates. © Scott & Bowne Bloomfield NJ. 138s.
A cabbage narrator recounts growing to a ready-to-market head only to be laughed at by a city visitor who misjudged the plant. The big leaves failed to protect the head, and the gardener disposed of the overgrown plant who then feeds chickens at a rural estate.
A four year old named Eawin rereads a book showing a fierce cow pursuing a small boy. He studies it, returns the book, then taps the page and triumphantly says the cow has not caught him yet.
The New York Post reports on women moving from home into the workforce with figures across occupations. Stenographers number 239,977 teachers and professors 327,635 in trades and professions many numbers show women expanding roles including architects designers draftsmen lawyers and other professions totaling 429,497. The fragment notes growth as women enter diverse fields and professional life.
A cabbage seed reflects on humble beginnings in a warm bed and the care of a gardener. The passage notes the role of sunshine and water in growth and mentions large numbers related to agricultural pursuits doctors clergy and journalists in a clipped, early 20th century style.
The St Louis Globe-Democrat recalls Bishop Chandler of Atlanta in a tale about a worldly fox hunter and a Spruce Street Quaker. The Quaker mocks the hunter by saying if he were a fox he would hide in the parson's study, illustrating wit and moral irony from Philadelphia.
A 1914 essay argues ridicule harms reason but urges action at home. It cites mail order rivals pressuring local merchants and advises buyers to shop locally, praising cooperative town pride and fair dealing while condemning detractors.
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